Commission amends requirements for mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 471)
European Union
Jul 10, 2023
With Regulation (EU) 2023/1428 of 7 July 2023 the Commission has amended the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards to mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 471).
The food additive mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 471) that has been lawfully placed on the market before 30 July 2023 and that does not comply with the maximum limits for arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters (expressed as 3-MCPD), or erucic acid applicable from 30 July 2023 may be added to food in accordance with Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 and Regulation (EU) 2023/915 until 30 January 2024.
Foods, except food for infants and young children, containing the food additive mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 471) that has been lawfully placed on the market after 30 July 2023 and up to 30 January 2024 and that does not comply with the maximum limits for glycidyl fatty acids esters (expressed as glycidol) applicable from 30 January 2024 may continue to be placed on the market and may continue to be marketed until their date of minimum durability or ‘use by date’.
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